Australian armed forces keep busy after Vietnam, before Namibia

[Melvin Loh]

During the mid-1970s to late 1980s, the Australian armed forces during the post-Vietnam period weren't all that active, with only some token participation in pkos like the MFO in the Sinai and the 1979-80 Commonwealth monitoring force in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, and with training missions in regional countries like PNG or the Solomons, and the deployment of 300 Army engineers to assist the UNTAG mission in Namibia in 1989 was the most prominent instance of our armed forces undertaking major overseas deployments. So, come up with scenarios between 1972 and before 1988 where the Australian armed forces become more heavily involved, whether in actual warfighting or other ops like peacekeeping or peace support.

 

[Hyperion]

Maybe some time in the mid to late 1970s, the South Koreans and US get a little nervous some saber rattling that North Korea does, and ask the Australians to send some help, either directly, or through the Australians agreeing to do so after a UN request. It wouldn't have to be any combat, North Korea just does some saber rattling, like maybe a couple of fighters go where they shouldn't be, or a couple of patrol boats act a little hostile towards some South Korean fishing boats or patrol boats, and the US and South Korea think having some support would be nice, so the Australians deploy an infantry regiment, and a couple squads of SAS troops to provide some extra security at the Australian Embassy in South Korea.

 

[aktarian]

Indonesia starts "acting up". Maybe agaisnt Borneo?

Weren't there some tensions between Malaysia and Singapore?

Aussies could be called to help in either of these scenarios.